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Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Robert Wise. A man who started his career in Hollywood in 1934, Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was involved with pretty much every major film project, in every studio department, in every major genre that you can possibly imagine.
Robert Wise. Director: West Side Story. Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent.
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- Winchester, Indiana, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Films as Director
- Other Films
- Publications
(partial list) 1940 1. Dance, Girl, Dance (Arzner) (ed) 1941 1. Citizen Kane (Welles) (ed) 1942 1. The Magnificent Ambersons (Welles) (ed)
By WISE: books—
The Film Director: A Practical Guide to Motion Picture and Television Techniques, with Richard L. Bare, IDG Worldwide Books, 1973. The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Movie, with Julia Antopol Hirsch, Lincolnwood, 1995.
By WISE: articles—
Interview in Directors at Work, edited by Bernard Kantor and others, New York, 1970. "Impressions of Russia," in Action (Los Angeles), July/August 1971. "Robert Wise at RKO," an interview with Ruy Nogueira, in Focuson Film(London), Winter 1972. "Robert Wise at Fox," an interview with Ruy Nogueira, in Focus onFilm(London), Spring 1973. "Robert Wise Continued," an interview with Ruy Nogueira and Allen Eyles, in Focus on Film(London), Autumn 1973. "Robert Wise to Date," an interview with Ruy Nog...
On WISE: books—
Grivel, Danièle, and Roland Lacourbe, Robert Wise, Paris, 1985. Leemann, Sergio, Robert Wise on His Films: From Editing Room toDirector's Chair, Los Angeles, 1995. Carr, Charmian, and Jean A. Strauss, Forever Liesl: A Memoir of TheSound of Music, New York, 2000.
Robert Wise. Director: West Side Story. Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent.
- September 10, 1914
- September 14, 2005
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor, film editor, film producer and director. He won Academy Awards as Best Director for The Sound of Music (1965) and West Side Story (1961) as well as nominations as Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and Best Picture for The Sand Pebbles (1966).
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Robert Earl Wise was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
